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File photo of suspects wanted by Saudi Interior Ministry. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia names 16 suspects in mosque attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 3, 2015 | Middle East

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry has issued a list of suspects wanted in connection with an attack on a Shi’ite mosque in Dammam in the Eastern Province, offering a reward of 5 million Saudi Riyals to information leading to the arrest of the 16...

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Iranians look at newspapers displayed on the ground outside a kiosk in Tehran on November 25, 2013. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

The Lexicon of Iran’s Media Machine

by Sultan Mohamed Al-Nuaimi | Jun 3, 2015 | Media

Abu Dhabi, Asharq Al-Awsat—State media counts as one of the most significant tools used by governments to carry out and promote their policies, both internally and to foreign countries. The world at the turn of the 20th century witnessed major political developments...

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Smoke rises after Saudi-led airstrikes hit a site believed to be one of the largest weapons depots on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen government will attend Geneva talks with Houthis: foreign minister

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 3, 2015 | Middle East

Washington DC and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s internationally recognized government has agreed to attend peace talks in Geneva with the Iran-backed Shi’ite Houthi movement in a bid to resolve the crisis currently gripping the country, Foreign Minister Riyadh...

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File photo of Saudi Arabian ambassador to Iraq Thamer Al-Sabhan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia appoints first ambassador to Iraq in 25 years

by Hamza Mustafa | Jun 3, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia has appointed Thamer Al-Sabhan as its ambassador to Iraq—he is the first Saudi ambassador to Iraq in a quarter of a century. Sabhan was confirmed as Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Baghdad in a ceremony at the royal palace in Jeddah...

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Still image taken from Al-Jazeera interview with Abu Mohammed Al-Golani.

Opinion: A Meeting with Golani

by Diana Moukalled | Jun 3, 2015 | Opinion

Al-Jazeera’s televised interview with Al-Nusra Front leader Abu Mohammad Al-Golani has garnered controversy over whether the media should grant time and space to figures linked with terrorism. However, this is something that has taken place throughout the history of...